CARDINAL LJUBOMYR HUSAR LEAVES THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CREC-UKRAINE L11 February, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ljubomyr (Husar), major archbishop of Kyjiv and Halyts'ky and "primate" of the greek-Ukrainian Catholic Church. During this transition period has been designated as an administrator, the 'Archbishop 
or L'viv Igor (Vos'niak). Within two months will meet the synod, which will conduct the election of the new Major Archbishop. In making the announcement with an official statement, read during the Holy Liturgy on Sunday 13 February, the bishop Igor wanted to publicly thank Cardinal Ljubomyr for your valuable service in recent years in favor of our Church. He recalled some relevant facts that have characterized his service: 10 years ago greeted and accompanied Pope John Paul II during his visit to Ukraine. Visit from all historical restraint. In 2002, he blessed the first stone in starting the construction of the new cathedral. In 2005 he wanted the transfer of 'major archbishop in Kyjiv (thus shifting from the historical site of L'viv), thus erecting a new metropolis. The statement also stressed the constant note of our major archbishop (now emeritus) present in all the actions and works, namely the quest for 'unity. The text ends with a call to a chorus of prayers throughout the Ukrainian Catholic Church-greek for this particular time.
Also our community of L'viv (Lviv) is grateful to the card. Husar: 10 years ago has welcomed us, blessing and encourage our nascent mission. Could not participate last year to bless the new church and oratory because of the blindness that ultimante prevented him from moving freely. But he wanted to be present with a letter of greeting in which he restated the purpose of our presence in Ukraine : " San Luigi Orione has entrusted its own agenda of life ... to serve the needy and to teach people to live in communion. The Don Orione arrived in Ukraine carrying this mandate comes from God himself. "
Together with the whole greek-Ukrainian Catholic Church, we pray and expect that the synod will elect its new "pastor increased.
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The greek-Ukrainian Catholic Church is a Church of Eastern Rite and Ukrainian liturgical language, in this Ukraine and other countries in the world, which keeps the communion with the Church of Rome , and is considered one Church sui iuris within the Catholic Church . The Church has to primate 's major archbishop of Kyjiv and Halyts'ky; the headquarters of the Church was officially transferred from the historic location of Lviv to the capital Kyjiv , thus changing the title Primate, the August 21 2005 . Currently (as of 2010) has 50 bishops, 2,347 priests, 3,597 communities, 105 monasteries, with about five million followers in Ukraine (2 cities, 7 eparchies Exarchates and 2) to be added over three million in the diaspora; 1,500,000 in Canada (1 and 4 metropolitan eparchies): 1,000,000 in United States (1 and 3 metropolitan eparchies), 200,000 in Brazil and Argentina (where he was also a orinino bishop, Msgr. Mykycej Miguel), 2 eparchies, 100,000 in Australia. About 300,000 are in the rest of Europe ': in Poland with a metropolis and a Eparchy and respectively with a Exarchate in France, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden and England.
